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Traditional New Orleans Jazz With A 21st Century Flavor


NEW ORLEANS HELSINKI CONNECTION
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New Orleans Helsinki Connection is a group of New Orleans and Helsinki based musicians that play traditional New Orleans jazz with a youthful 21st century touch. Its members represent the very best of this style in their homelands and have been playing together in various bands for years. In the summer of 2002, a long time dream of a joint band finally became reality. The band had a successful three-week tour in Finland. In the fall of 2003, New Orleans Helsinki Connection headed in to the studio, and the new, aptly titled CD At Last came out in April 2004. Since then, the NOHC has been often heard on the WWOZ jazz station. In August 2004, the NOHC performed very successfully at Sildajazz Festival in Haugesund, Norway, at Lahden Jazztori Festival in Lahti, Finland and at Storyville Jazz Club in Helsinki, Finland. The band has been seen in New Orleans at the French Quarter Festival (2005-2007) and at Donna's Bar & Grill.

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The band includes the following musicians:
T r i c i a  B o u t t é,  vocals
L e r o y  J o n e s,  trumpet and vocals
K a t j a  T o i v o l a,  trombone
T o d d  D u k e,  guitar / P a u l  L o n g s t r e t h,  piano
N o b u  O z a k i,  bass
T h o m a s  R ö n n h o l m,  drums

Connection's program consist mainly of New Orleans jazz classics like Shake It And Break It and Palm Court Strut but also includes gospel and blues numbers, jazz standards, and original compositions.

 

Things said about At Last:

"-- the players communicate like longtime friends throughout. Their Connection is strong."
Keith Spera, The Times Picayune 30/4/2004

"-- a nice meeting of friends that should please their many fans on both sides of the pond."
Geraldine Wyckoff, OffBeat 5/2004

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